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How much, if any, is the total budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on training staff, deploying systems, maintaining subscriptions and any other associated costs?

Answered Question 25692 (2026)
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Francisco Hernandez

List MP · Green Party

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  • How much, if any, is the total budget in the Minister's departments, agencies, crown entities and any other bodies that the Minister is responsible for, if any, for the 2026/27 financial year on artificial intelligence- including costs on training staff, deploying systems, maintaining subscriptions and any other associated costs?

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Hon David Seymour

Member for Epsom · ACT Party · Associate Minister of Health

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I am advised the current spend on AI (included in the 2026/2027 budget) for Pharmac is for 20 Full Co Pilot licenses at $583.00 each with a total of $11,700.00.